![]() ![]() Here, Flag’s story centers around American military valor and honoring those who have fallen. ![]() Both want to do good but have different interpretations of how to achieve that. Both have suffered losses, but one clearly comes from a place of privilege. However, telling their stories in the same issue creates an interesting juxtaposition between the two characters. So follow along as we get emotionally attached to these characters, only to watch James Gunn kill them all next year! First up is Secret Origins #14, conveniently included in the new reprints of Suicide Squad Volume 1.Īmanda Waller and Rick Flag’s origins are compelling on their own. That’s eight volumes (66 total issues) for the eight months leading up to the April 6 release of The Suicide Squad. Each month, I’ll be reading and giving my thoughts on each issue of John Ostrander and Luke McDonnell’s classic 1987 Suicide Squad run. ![]() So why am I excited for 2021’s The Suicide Squad ? Because it’s directed by James Gunn, the man responsible for one of my favorite Marvel movies: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)! However, we’ve still got a long way to go before we can watch heads explode. 2016’s Suicide Squad was one of the worst modern superhero films I’ve ever seen. ![]()
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